MALABAR SPINACH CURRY

Ingredients :

Lobia soaked in water for 2 hours -1 cup

Salt to taste

Malabar spinach leaves chopped fine along with tender stalk – ½ cup

Tamarind – marble size

Oil – 1 tbsp

To dry roast and grind into powder :

Oil – ½ tsp

Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp

Jeera – ½ tsp

Red chillies – 4

Pepper -1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

For roast and grind

Oil – ½ tsp

Fresh grated coconut – 1 cup

Onions chopped roughly – 1

Garlic – 3

Method :

1)     In a pressure cooker, cook the soaked lobia for 1 whistle till well cooked, keep aside

2)     In a small pan take ½ tsp oil and roast all the ingredients for the spice powder, make a powder of this

3)     In the same pan, take ½ tsp oil and roast the onions, coconut and garlic till the raw smell goes away

4)     Put the roasted ingredients along with the spice powder and tamarind and grind it to a smooth mixture

5)     In a pan, take the ground mixture and sauté it for 5 mins

6)     Add the chopped spinach and sauté till cooked and it leaves out water

7)     Add salt and the cooked lobia and cook till well blended

8)     Serve hot with chapathi and a dry subzi